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Commanders Officially Sign WR Terry McLaurin to Extension: Details

The Commanders get their guy signed long-term.

Jeremy Brener

The Washington Commanders are celebrating after wide receiver Terry McLaurin officially signed his contract extension Tuesday.

According to ESPN, McLaurin signed a three-year, $71 million extension that will keep him in the burgundy and gold until the end of the 2025 season. McLaurin will play out the final year of his rookie contract in 2022 before the extension kicks in 2023.

According to NFL Network, McLaurin has several opportunities for incentives and guarantees in his new deal.

By signing McLaurin, the Commanders checked off the biggest item on their offseason to-do list.

Since entering the league as a third-round pick in 2019, McLaurin has been one of the game's best wide receivers.

McLaurin just completed his second consecutive 1,000-yard season and is expected to form one of the best wide receiver trios in the game with a healthy Curtis Samuel returning and rookie Jahan Dotson, who the team spent the 16th pick in the NFL Draft on.

Having McLaurin on the field opens up opportunities not only for Samuel and Dotson, but for newly-acquired quarterback Carson Wentz and the rest of the offense.

With an average annual value (AAV) of $23.3 million, McLaurin becomes one of the top-10 richest receivers in the league. Only Tyreek Hill (Miami Dolphins), Davante Adams (Las Vegas Raiders), DeAndre Hopkins (Arizona Cardinals), Cooper Kupp (Los Angeles Rams), A.J. Brown (Philadelphia Eagles) and Stefon Diggs (Buffalo Bills) make $24 million per year or more on their current deals.

Out of the top six, Hill, Adams and Brown signed those deals this offseason with new teams and a pattern was set on top wide receivers leaving their respective teams. However, McLaurin found a way to stay home and now establishes himself officially as a franchise building block in 2022 and beyond.

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JEREMY BRENER

Jeremy Brener is an editor, writer and social media manager for several Fan Nation websites. His work has also been featured in 247 Sports and SB Nation as a writer and podcaster. Brener has been with Fan Nation since 2021. Brener grew up in Houston, going to Astros, Rockets and Texans games as a kid. He moved to Orlando in 2016 to go to college and pursue a degree. He hosts "The Dream Take" podcast covering the Rockets, which has produced over 350 episodes since March 2020. Brener graduated in May 2020 from the University of Central Florida with a Bachelor's degree in Broadcast Journalism minoring in Sport Business Management. While at UCF, Brener worked for the school's newspaper NSM.today and "Hitting the Field," a student-run sports talk show and network. He was the executive producer for "Hitting the Field" from 2019-20. During his professional career, Brener has covered a number of major sporting events including the Pro Bowl, March Madness and several NBA and NFL games. As a fan, Brener has been to the 2005 World Series, 2010 FIFA World Cup and the 2016 NCAA National Championship between the Villanova Wildcats and North Carolina Tar Heels. Now, Brener still resides in the Central Florida area and enjoys writing, watching TV, hanging out with friends and going to the gym. Brener can be followed on Twitter @JeremyBrener. For more inquiries, please email jeremybrenerchs@gmail.com.

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